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UNITED STATES LoUIE J. HARRIS, oF NEW YORK, iv. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed December Z9, 1906. Serial No.. 349,943.

To all, whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, LOUIE J. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful `Railway-Car, of which the following is a specification, the same being a fullclear, and exact description of the invention-such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention in railway-cars relates to a class of cars known as combination-cars, but in this instance refers to a car distinguishable therefrom and forming, as it were a class or new type of car by itself.

The object of my invention is to embody into a single car the service-cars of a train, and thus do away with the ordinary culinary department in dining-cars and also the baggage-cars of a train by placing the same in a service-car which will be entirely independent of the passenger-cars of the train.

The invention also embodies new and distinct features of a service-carsuch as an ice-making plant, a laundry, a vacuum car-cleaning plant, and special quarters assigned for the help, besides providing 'room for the installation of a dynamo for furnishing light for the train. In this car I also place the tonsorial apartment. By making this ear the first and heaviest car in the train and one not in general use by the passengers a much safer arrangement of the cars of the train will be had in case of accident.

In order 4to accomplish these various changes from the now common arrangements of the various classes of cars generally used in such of the above service as has been afforded to the public, I employ cars with storage-compartments formed beneath the floor and hung down between the trucks, of which general formation of the car a more specific description can be found in the patent issued to me, No. 737,403, dated August 25, 1903.

To enable the invention to be more fully understood, I will proceed to explain. the same by reference to the drawings, illustrative of one embodiment of the invention, and which accompany and form a part yof the specification, and in which- Figures 1, 2, and 3 represent, respectively, in elevation the front centralportion and rear end of a car embodying my invention, Fig. l

representing the baggage end of the car and Fig. 2 the portion of the car between the' trucks. which contains the laundry and helps quarters and Fig. 3 the kitchen end of the car. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are floor diagrams of the same. Fig. 7 is a view in section taken on the line 7 7, Figs. 2 and 5. view in section taken on the line 8 8, Figs. 2 and 5, and Fig. 9 is a view in section taken on the line 9 9, Figs. 2 and 5.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly by reference characters to the drawings, A indicates the carbody, A2 the hangdown between the trucks A, and A denotes the Vestibuled platform containing a toilet-room B, the platformlamp C, and a trap-door D, located over theI steps.

E designates a baggage-compartment having spaces E2 for trunks.

G represents a desk, H an air-flue extending from the top of the car to an opening be'- neath the same, and I a closet.

J denotes'a coal-bunker; K, a boiler extending down into a compartment A; L, an ice-making plant, and L a pump for the same. The liquid-tanks L2, used in connection with the ice-making plant, are located in the storage-compartments A', located beneath the iioor of the car, as shown in Fig. 7.

M designates a dynamo, and O an aircom--.

pressor and vacuum-pump for the vacuum car-cleaning system, connected by intermediate pipes with the compartment-tanks O2, Fig..8, and P an engine.

The passage-way through the car is indicatedat Y. v w-- Q denotes the la ndry-compartment, Q2 being the dry-roommhe' folding skirtboard, Q4 the set-tub, 5 yhe shirt-ironing board, QG the extractor, Q7 the washer, Q8 the starch-kettle, Q9 the mangle, and Q10 the electric motor. The water for the boiler K and laundry outfit is supplied by tanks Q, located in the storage-compartments A2, formed beneath the floor of the car, as shown in Fig. S.

R designates a stateroom for the servants containing a berth R2 and washbowl R3, and R4 denotes closets. The servants lavatory is shown at T, containing a washbowl T2 and hopper T3.

S represents a bath-room, having a bathtub S2, extending down into the storage-compartment beneath the floor, and S3 a wash- Fig. S 1s a Lina v bowl and S4 a hopper. Another storage- I compartment beneath the iloor contains a water-supcply tank S7 for the bath-compartl ment, an the storage-compartment U adl jacent thereto has a trap-door U2, which trapdoor together with other trap-doors of the storage-compartments opens into the pasg sage-way Y. An upper berth S5 is located over the bath-tub S2, and the cover for the latter is utilized to form a lower berth S6. The door S8 leads to the tonsorial compartment V, which contains a barber-chair V washbowl V3, sideboard V 4, sofa V5, chair V and a door V2 of a thereunder storage-compartment containing two brass beds.

The culinary department is denoted by IV, comprising a range W2, broiler IV, hot-water boiler W", wine-cooler IV, washlzowl NV, closet W7, refrigerator ITS, serving-table WV", containing a sink W1", ice-boxes W' for fish, butter, &c., and an ice-water vessel W".

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obviously modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim as my invention is- In a railway car or coach, a storagecompartment located beneath the iloor between the trucks, an ice-making plant in the car, a liquid-tank placed in the said storagecompartment, and intermediate connectingpipes.

2. In a railway car or coach, storage-coinpartments located beneath the floor between the trucks, an ice-making plant and a lanndry apparatus in the car, water-tanks in the said storage-compartments, and intermediate connecting-pipes.

3. In a railway car or coach, a storage-compartment on each side thereof located beneath the i'loor between the trucks, a bathl l l l l i l tub positioned at one side of the car and extending down into one of the saidstoragecompartments, a water-tank placed in the other mi age-compartment, and intermediate connecting-pipes.

, 4. In a railway car orcoach, a storage-compartment located beneath the ioor between the trucks, and a bath-room placed in the car and extending down into the said compartment,

In a railway car or coach, a storage-compartment located beneath the floor between the trucks, liquid-dispensing means located in the body of the car, a liquid-tank placed in the storage-compartment, and pipes intermediate the said liquid-dispensing means and the liquid-tank. A

6. In a railway car or coach, a storage-com partment extending down beneath the floor, and a boiler located in said compartment and extending up into the car, and a tank connected with the saine also located beneath the floor.

In a railway car or coach, a storage-compartment located beneath the floor between the trucks, a laundry apparatus in the car, a water-tank placed in the said compartment, and intermediate connecting-pipes.

ln a railway car or coach, a storage-compartment located beneath the floor between the trucks, a Vacuum cleanin device in the ear, a tank placed in the sai( storage-compartment, and intermediate connectingpipes.

In testimony of the foregoing specification I do hereby sign the same, in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 12th day of l.)ecember, 1906.

LOUIE J. HARRIS. 'itnesses:

ROB. SCHWARZ, J. ODELL FowLER. 

